I was working in Central Florida's budding film industry at the time, and everybody in town was thrilled that this film was being shot on the local stages and at cool locations in the area. The Cocoa Village Playhouse doubled for the Key West 'Strand Theater,' and the last time I was at the Universal Orlando park, John Goodman's beautiful '59 Cadillac (that takes a head-on collision) remained un-repaired and on display in the studio boneyard. People have reported that it's not easy to find "Matinee" on home video, but as of this writing, it's tough not to turn on the HBO Comedy channel and not see this movie repeatedly. Glad it's getting some airtime, because it's a real gem, Joe Dante's true labor of love to schlock B-horror films. Great art direction and attention to detail hits the early 60's nail on the head. Halfway through, John Goodman has a brainstorm about his character's next big film. I'm just sorry we've never gotten to see Lawrence Woolsey's mutant epic, "Gal-igator!!" (in Amphibi-Vision)
